As a steady stream of life energy poured in, the Seed of Life grew faster and faster. Blades of grass and willow twigs sprouted one after another, reaching out in every direction.
From the shore, the green light in the waters of the Lake of Life grew ever brighter. The life energy throughout the lake was increasing exponentially.
Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts watched, their delight plain to see. With the Life Ancient Tree here, the pressure of their Heavenly Tribulations would ease considerably, even without Xiling's help.
For now, though, the Life Ancient Tree stood barely ten meters tall. To grow any further, it would need an immense amount of life energy.
The Far North, Northern Frontline.
Guo Zhenfeng and Xiling stood atop a mountain peak, watching Gu Yue and Na'er cut through enemies in every direction. The Abyssal creatures could not cross the defensive line the two women had formed, not even by a step.
Guo Zhenfeng asked, "Speaker, are we really not going over to help?"
"With only the two ladies and covering fire from the Northern Legion, they've stopped the Abyssal creatures' advance for now. But they can't sustain that kind of drain forever."
Xiling replied, "You go. I'll wait a little longer. Reinforcements are already on the way, but even the fastest won't arrive for another day."
Guo Zhenfeng glanced at Xiling, unable to fathom what the Speaker was thinking. At a time like this, any further delay would make a breach inevitable.
Still, he was hardly in a position to question him. Xiling was the Speaker, and he had the strength to back it up. With him holding the line, Guo Zhenfeng did not need to worry about the rest.
All he could do now was take the field and kill